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About me
I am a Senior Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with 23 years of experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the NHS. In addition, I have almost a decade of experience supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students under the University Mentoring Organisation (UMO) as a Specialist Mental Health Mentor. I have been teaching and supervising Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists in Training and Mental Health professionals in their work with children and young people.
In my years of clinical experience, I have worked with children and young people up to the age of 25 who have struggled with a wide variety of mental health difficulties, ranging from a mild manifestation to a complex presentation of symptoms. These include depression and anxiety disorders, self-harming, suicidal ideation, eating difficulties, somatisation, unexplained medical illness, aggressive behaviour, attachment difficulties, emotional dysregulation and developmental trauma. Furthermore, I have significant experience with adopted, neurodiverse and transgender children, as well as young people in need of prolonged hospital admission.
I offer short- and long-term individual psychotherapy, parent, and family work.
I provide a safe, non-judgmental, and compassionate space in which I listen carefully to and work with children and young people, in order to support them to reflect and understand their emotional difficulties and behaviours. By being aware of the deeper issues that are causing their difficulties, young people can find better ways of dealing with them. During sessions, I use play and discourse, depending on age and emotional stage. In my work with parents who are concerned about their children, I offer a supportive environment in which they reflect on their relationship with their children and develop more effective ways of communicating with them.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have trained at the Independent Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Association (IPCAPA, former British Psychotherapy Foundation). I am a member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), and the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Qualifications:
- Postgraduate Clinical Training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, IPCAPA (Former British Association of Psychotherapists).
- MSc in Child Development, Institute of Education, University of London.
- BSc in Psychology, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (former University of Humberside).
- BSc in Primary Education, Arsakeios Pedagogical Academy, Athens, Greece
Member organisations
The ACP is the registering body for NHS trained Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists. ACP members undergo a minimum 6 year training; two years at Masters level then 4 years full-time clinical in the NHS qualifying in a Doctorate Level course. Full members are able to work with neonates, mothers & babies, parents & toddlers, primary school age children & adolescents. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Further information
Languages spoken English and Greek.
